Prigozhin’s statement was published on the Internet. In Russian propaganda fashion, Putin’s “cook” says YouTube is full of fakes.

Prigozhin proves that these “fakes” are intended to discredit the Russian army, state power and administration, as well as patriotic forces.

Prigozhin talks about the “information war with the USA”

The leader of the Wagnerians believes that the USA is waging an information war with Russia. He says the real weapon is misinformation and negative attitudes promoted with the help of YouTube.

The Russians also appear to be running a “consistent censorship policy for Russian channels” of the video service as they restrict access to the Russian Federation Council’s accounts. It is clear that such restrictions were imposed precisely because of propaganda rhetoric.

Description of Prigozhin / Photo from Russian Telegram channels:

Blocking social networks in Russia

• In March, a Russian court recognized Meta company as an extremist organization and therefore banned its Facebook and Instagram. Citizens of the aggressor state found “loops” to circumvent the ban. Therefore, already in October, Meta was included in “extremist and terrorist organizations”.
• On October 29, Telegram began to be blocked in Russia. “Roskomnadzor” suddenly gave the order to block the domain for switching from third-party sites to Telegram. However, access was blocked within an hour.